Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics

This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of
gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the
treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking
black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes
in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal
growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and
unify the vast literature that has contributed to this development.
All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is
developed carefully from first principles. Here is everything that
students or researchers will need to embark upon calculations
involving quantum effects of gravity at the so-called one-loop
approximation level.